Emergency Preparedness

NIMSAT Highlights

Lafayette Named US Ignite Smart Community

Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Development accepted the US Ignite Smart Community award at the Smart Cities Innovation Summit in Austin, TX in June. Lafayette is one of 15 charter members of the Smart Gigabit Community. The project will jump start a growing and sustainable testbeds and corresponding applications delivering new advances in health care, education, disaster management and other national priority areas.

NextGen BEOC Project Named "Most Likely to Have a Big Impact."

Dr. Michael Dunaway, Ph.D., Director, NIMSAT Institute accepts an award for the NextGen BEOC project named "Most Likely to Have a Big Impact" at the US Ignite Smart Cities Innovation Summit in Austin, TX.

LA BEOC Hosted Joint Business Contracting Workshop with Partners

The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), the Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center (LA BEOC), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other state partners are hosting a free, joint-business contracting workshop. The purpose is to teach businesses how to increase local, state and federal contract opportunities. Part of the workshop will center on securing contracts before, during and after an emergency or disaster. Companies will learn how to assist community response and recovery by providing products and services. GOHSEP and FEMA will also teach businesses how to become more resilient, while taking part in this networking and educational event.

The web-based information-sharing platform was created by the National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies (NIMSAT) Institute at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has grown into a national network of organizations ready to implement the technology.

LA BEOC Ribbon Ceremony

The Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center (LA BEOC) opened on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette) on November 3, 2015 with a dedication event and ribbon cutting ceremony. Federal, state, university, LA BEOC leadership and private sector stakeholders participated. The LA BEOC opening was sponsored by the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and the NIMSAT Institute.

Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center Relocates

The Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center was relocated to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on November 3, 2015. The center serves as an annex to the state emergency operations center to serve the Louisiana business community before, during and after a disaster. Visit our website at www.labeoc.org

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The NIMSAT Institute

The National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies (NIMSAT) Institute is a homeland security and emergency management center part of the Informatics Research Institute at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

The Institute focuses on the development of public-private partnerships and the application of advanced information technologies to enhance the resiliency of the US to all-hazards, and to the mission of saving human lives. The NIMSAT Institute seeks to enhance national resiliency to a full range of potential disasters by conducting research leading to innovative tools and applications that empower the homeland security and emergency management community through education, training, outreach and operational support. The NIMSAT Institute is staffed with experienced first responders, academic researchers, and technology experts connecting for a resilient America.